March 15, 2015

The Northwestern Crow, Corvus caurinus, is very similar to the American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos. It is generally a bit smaller with proportionally smaller feet and beak. The smaller beak was to me quite noticeable, it looked stubby. It also has a higher pitched call.

As the name suggests, the Northwestern Crow is confined to northwestern North America, ranging from southern Alaska to Washington State. It is usually found on the ocean shore.